Classification Plan Requirements for Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy Rate Filings Applicable to Policies with Effective Dates of April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009;Expired April 1, 2009

[LOGO] COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation DIVISION OF INSURANCE One South Station • Boston, MA 02110-2208 (617) 521-7794 • FAX (617) 521-7475 TTY/TDD (617) 521-7490 http://www.mass.gov/doi DEVAL L. PATRICK GOVERNOR TIMOTHY P. MURRAY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DANIEL O'CONNELL SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DANIEL C. CRANE DIRECTOR NONNIE S. BURNES COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE ### BULLETIN 2007-12A TO: Insurance Companies Soliciting, Negotiating, or Selling Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Policies in Massachusetts FROM: Nonnie S. Burnes, Commissioner of Insurance DATE: November 8, 2007 RE: Classification Plan Requirements for Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy Rate Filings Applicable to Policies with Effective Dates of April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009 We are issuing this Bulletin to clarify Bulletin 2007-12, issued on November 1, 2007. It has come to our attention that certain insurers may be interpreting Bulletin 2007-12 as permitting the practice of tiering based on prior limits of liability in these insurers' rate filings for the period April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009. Please be advised that this practice is prohibited during this transition period.